Marc Benioff Quotes

It is no accident that our business, The University of Phoenix, is one of the top 50 community-minded companies in America. My father and I are strong believers in the concept of community.

Companies that understand the purpose and philosophy behind the 'why' are usually astute, high-performing organizations that tap directly into the pulse of those they benefit the most.

Giving something back is a huge deal. You'll notice every successful athlete uses that at some point in his career during an interview. "I'm gonna give something back. Gotta give something back to the community." "Yaaaay! Right on!" People just fall for it. It's a necessary inclusion.

When I explain our company values and the foundation to prospective employees, they realize that they have an opportunity to do much more than change the way businesses manage and share information. When you take a workforce of smart, creative, dedicated people and say "take this company time to serve your community, and bring along your coworkers, customers, and partners" great things happen.

For us, my wife and I and all of my partners believe that corporations have to be corporate citizens, and individuals who benefit from them, or who have built them, need to give back.

Doing good for the community is something that should be a part of who you are. The more you get, the more you should give back.

I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

I had the opportunity at Duke to start doing things in the community, and it's something I continue to do even 20 years later.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.

The basic principle which I believe has contributed more than any other to the building of our business as it is today, is the ownership of our company by the people employed in it.

The kids go to a Quaker school. Their father and I believe a lot in community, social responsibility, making sure you give to people less fortunate than you.

Profitability is a shallow goal if it doesn't have a real purpose, and the purpose has to be share the profits with others.

A lot of people know about the power of the WWE brand. We're in 145 countries in 30 different languages. We reach about 650 million households worldwide on a global weekly basis. But what they don't know about WWE is that we use all of that power to give back to the community through events like Hurricane Sandy Relief.

I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.

Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.

I feel that business leaders with their ability to create businesses, with their ability to scale, need to play an important role in social service.

I'm not in public service, nor do I ever plan to be, but I give back in my own way.

I love representing WWE, like, with Make-A-Wish, Be a STAR, Special Olympics.

If you want to have the best employees, there really needs to be a vision and a mission. Talent looks for a mission. And if you have the best talent, that's the single biggest competitive advantage any company can have.

Every one of us has the ability to raise awareness, volunteer, educate our friends and family, and give back to our communities.

I was brought up working class in east London with my own thoughts and my own beliefs and, when I began playing, I got involved in charity work and expanded those beliefs.

I'm all for doing positive. I've worked in the community. My wife, she's spending her life basically giving back to the community. That's something that we take pretty seriously, man.

We aspire to be a top performer in every area of our business, and that includes leading in the communities where our employees and their families live and work.

I feel that public service is so important and giving back, being a role model and helping people in need is something that I would love to do.